Building on the first entry of NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Shawn O’Dare’s journey as a first year agent with Epic Agents, this story will recap both of Shawn’s second and third blog posts. The second post centers on O’Dare’s reasoning for getting into the representation business: to do it the right way, and especially help […]
Per SBJ, Buffalo Bills QB EJ Manuel has signed with CAA Sports for his representation on and off the field. The former 16th overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Florida State was previously represented by Eugene Parker, who passed away earlier this year. He was the only quarterback taken in the first […]
Per a press release from Berk Communications, Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay and guard Ty Lawson. The 8th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft out of UConn, Rudy Gay is currently in his 11th NBA season. With previous stints in Memphis and Toronto, Gay is in his fourth season with […]
Trace Armstrong has made a career of making and building strong relationships with his clients – college football coaches. Armstrong has built one of the largest college football coaching representation practices on the basis of establishing life-long relationships with those at the helm of some of the top Division I football programs in the nation. […]
Sorry ladies, I’m off the market. Last Thursday, at Thanksgiving dinner, I dropped to one knee and proposed to my then-girlfriend. Thankfully she said yes. Let the wedding planning commence! This weekend I’m sticking in Fort Lauderdale, but I’m off to Las Vegas the following weekend for one of my best friend’s thirtieth birthdays. How […]
According to a post on his Instagram account, Drew Rosenhaus and his agency, Rosenhaus Sports, has signed Atlanta Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen. He was previously represented by Relativity Sports. The former fifth round pick (147 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Purdue University is slated to become a free agent in 2017. […]
Maacah Scott, Esq. is currently Staff Counsel for the Arizona Diamondbacks. She joined the organization in January 2014 as the team’s legal intern and worked her way to Counsel. Scott earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Tennessee State University. She received her J.D. from Arizona Summit Law School and was admitted to […]
The 2016 AFL Draft was held this last Friday in Sydney. In total, 77 players were taken by the 18 clubs. Unlike last year, there wasn’t a standout player, with Essendon holding the no.1 pick close to their chest. They ended up selecting Andrew McGrath, who is managed by Connors Sports Management. The top 10 […]
Defining Sports, a sports marketing, public relations, athlete representation agency that represents over 30 current and retired athletes of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS and Olympians says it will move to Delray Beach, Florida for its new corporate headquarters location. The process will take 6-12 months and it’s unclear how many of the 15 […]
According to a Tweet from Neil Stratton, University of Texas RB D’Onta Foreman has chosen Select Sports for his representation in the 2017 NFL Draft. The 6’1″, 249 pound junior chose Houston-based Select Sports from four other agencies. Following a breakout individual junior season in which he rushed for 2,208 yards and 15 TDs, Foreman […]